Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu
将进酒 (Qiang Jin Jiu)
Tang Jiu Qing; art: St
Shen Zechuan, last survivor of a traitor prince's family, is dragged to the capital, where powerful heir Xiao Chiye wants him dead.
- Format
- novel
- Status
- completed
- Volumes
- Novel · 8 vols
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Synopsis
Shen Zechuan, eighth son of a prince branded a traitor, is the only one of his family still alive when he gets hauled to the capital. Xiao Chiye, youngest son of a mighty prince, loathes him and wants him gone. Shen refuses to die quietly and works his way into the court's power struggles. Slowly the two rivals start finding uses for each other.
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- The story is complete in 8 volumes, so there is no waiting for the ending.
- Also adapted: Chinese manhua (Bilibili Comics); Chinese audio drama (MissEvan); Chinese audiobook (Ximalaya).
- 1 more title from Tang Jiu Qing on the shelf, listed below.
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English publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment.
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Is Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu completed?
Yes. The English edition is completed.
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